The Armory
The permanent bar shop that opens at gate 1. 32 rows that survive every prestige — each unlocked by a gate — including the extra daily dice runs.
Overview
THE ARMORY is the permanent bar shop. It opens the moment you break your first gate in the Hoard, and in the game's own words: “Permanent upgrades, bought with bars - nothing here is lost when you prestige. Every gate you break unlocks more rows.”
This is the design rule behind the gate ladder: a gate never hands you a stat. It opens either a new menu or a new Armory row, and you buy the power with bars. Where the UPGRADES page is cheap and wiped by every prestige, the Armory is dearer and kept forever.
How it works
- Rows are listed by gate, under GATE bands. A row past your gate level shows what it will do and which gate opens it.
- Filters at the top: ALL, HOARD (gate and chest rows), BOARD (coins, lock damage, ore, XP, dice runs) and EXPEDITION (carts, crews, trip speed, finds).
- Each row is paid in bars of one world, so you must own that world. The first five rows use World 1's common bars straight off the bins; later rows take three bars at once, and the rarest of the three is the one that runs out first.
- Prices grow each level, by ×1.3 to ×1.8 depending on the row. One-level rows — extra carts, crew seats, dice runs — are a single large purchase.
- Bonuses inside the Armory add together. The Armory as a whole then multiplies with other menus (UPGRADES, statues, world shops), which is why a row here is worth more than the same number elsewhere.
Every row
| Gate | Row | Type | Bars | Per level | Max | At max | First level | Last level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | KEEN EYES The hoard learns where a gate is weak. More swings land. | HOARD | World 1 | +2 Hoard Accuracy | 10 | +20 Hoard Accuracy |  9,120 TIN 6,080 COPPER | 35.8M TIN 23.9M COPPER |
| 2 |  | COIN POLISH Shinier coins. Every board coin pays a little more. | BOARD | World 1 | +0.2% Board Coins | 10 | +2% Board Coins | 160,000 TIN 96,000 COPPER 48,000 SILVER | 29M TIN 17.4M COPPER 8.7M SILVER |
| 3 |  | LOCK BREAKERS Hardened tips for every ball. Flat lock damage, added after every multiplier. | BOARD | World 1 | +1 Lock Damage | 10 | +10 Lock Damage | 96,000 COPPER 57,600 SILVER 28,800 GOLD | 17.4M COPPER 10.4M SILVER 5.22M GOLD |
| 4 |  | PRY TOOLS Proper tools for the hoard. Chests open a little faster. | HOARD | World 1 | +0.2% Hoard Chest Dmg | 10 | +2% Hoard Chest Dmg | 112,000 SILVER 67,200 GOLD 33,600 VERDITE | 20.3M SILVER 12.2M GOLD 6.09M VERDITE |
| 5 |  | SHARD PANS Pan the rubble. Chests pay more shards. | HOARD | World 1 | +2% Hoard Shards | 10 | +20% Hoard Shards | 68,000 GOLD 40,800 VERDITE 20,400 CRIMSONITE | 12.3M GOLD 7.39M VERDITE 3.7M CRIMSONITE |
| 6 |  | LAMP OIL A crew that can see walks home sooner. | EXPEDITION | World 1 | +2% Trip Speed | 10 | +20% Trip Speed | 74,800 COPPER 59,400 GOLD 44,000 CRIMSONITE | 13.6M COPPER 10.8M GOLD 7.97M CRIMSONITE |
| 7 |  | ORE CHUTES Wider chutes under the bins. Every landing pays more ore. | BOARD | World 1 | +5% Bin Ore | 15 | +75% Bin Ore | 90,200 TIN 73,800 SILVER 53,300 VERDITE | 17.5M TIN 14.3M SILVER 10.4M VERDITE |
| 8 |  | PROSPECTOR'S NOTES Every seam written down. The ore you mine is worth more XP. | BOARD | World 1 | +50% XP Gain | 10 | +500% XP Gain | 74,800 COPPER 59,400 GOLD 44,000 CRIMSONITE | 13.6M COPPER 10.8M GOLD 7.97M CRIMSONITE |
| 10 |  | FOURTH CART Another cart on the rails: four crews underground at once. | EXPEDITION | World 1 | +1 Carts | 1 | +1 Carts | 651,000 TIN 527,000 SILVER 403,000 VERDITE | — |
| 12 |  | SECOND DICE RUN A SECOND dice run every day. | BOARD | World 1 | +1 Dice Run a Day | 1 | +1 Dice Run a Day | 387,000 COPPER 301,000 GOLD 215,000 CRIMSONITE | — |
| 16 |  | FROST LANTERNS Cold light shows the cracks that lead further down. | EXPEDITION | World 2 | +3% Deep Find Chance | 15 | +45% Deep Find Chance |  238,000 FROSTITE 182,000 SNOWSILVER 140,000 AURORANIUM | 189M FROSTITE 144M SNOWSILVER 111M AURORANIUM |
| 16 | | FROSTIRON PRYBARS The hoard gets leverage. Chests open faster. | HOARD | World 2 | +0.5% Hoard Chest Dmg | 15 | +7.5% Hoard Chest Dmg |  135,000 RIMEBRONZE 105,000 STARGOLD 75,000 HOLLYSTEEL | 107M RIMEBRONZE 83.3M STARGOLD 59.5M HOLLYSTEEL |
| 20 |  | SURVEY LEDGER Every odd rock written down. Crews find more Strange Slabs. | EXPEDITION | World 2 | +10% Strange Slab Finds | 10 | +100% Strange Slab Finds | 188,000 RIMEBRONZE 150,000 STARGOLD 113,000 HOLLYSTEEL | 136M RIMEBRONZE 109M STARGOLD 81.6M HOLLYSTEEL |
| 20 |  | WIDER HARNESS Room in the cart for one more pet. | EXPEDITION | World 2 | +1 Crew Size | 1 | +1 Crew Size | 1.76M FROSTITE 1.43M SNOWSILVER 1.06M AURORANIUM | — |
| 21 |  | SIEGE SPIKES Frostiron spikes for the hoard. Gates crack faster. | HOARD | World 2 | +5% Hoard Gate Dmg | 50 | +250% Hoard Gate Dmg | 40,500 RIMEBRONZE 31,500 STARGOLD 22,500 HOLLYSTEEL | 36.6M RIMEBRONZE 28.4M STARGOLD 20.3M HOLLYSTEEL |
| 21 |  | FIFTH CART Ice runners on the rails: five crews underground at once. | EXPEDITION | World 2 | +1 Carts | 1 | +1 Carts | 946,000 RIMEBRONZE 759,000 STARGOLD 572,000 HOLLYSTEEL | — |
| 22 |  | ROOT MAPS Follow the roots. They always grow toward the good rough stone. | EXPEDITION | World 3 | +4% Rare Ore Share | 15 | +60% Rare Ore Share |  675,000 OAKBRONZE 525,000 LEAFGOLD 400,000 ROSESTEEL | 2B OAKBRONZE 1.56B LEAFGOLD 1.18B ROSESTEEL |
| 23 | | BLOOMGOLD SIGHTS The hoard aims true through gate armor. | HOARD | World 3 | +20 Hoard Accuracy | 15 | +300 Hoard Accuracy |  1.23M STONEBARK 1M BLOOMSILVER 750,000 SYLVANITE | 3.63B STONEBARK 2.96B BLOOMSILVER 2.22B SYLVANITE |
| 24 | | THIRD DICE RUN A THIRD dice run every day. | BOARD | World 3 | +1 Dice Run a Day | 1 | +1 Dice Run a Day | 9.6M STONEBARK 7.68M BLOOMSILVER 5.76M SYLVANITE | — |
| 24 | | SHARD SIFTER Nothing slips through the mesh. More chest shards. | HOARD | World 3 | +4% Hoard Shards | 15 | +60% Hoard Shards | 675,000 OAKBRONZE 525,000 LEAFGOLD 400,000 ROSESTEEL | 2B OAKBRONZE 1.56B LEAFGOLD 1.18B ROSESTEEL |
| 28 |  | ROOTWOOD SPUR A rootwood spur to richer seams: every crew brings home more ore. | EXPEDITION | World 3 | x1.2 Crew Ore Yield | 1 | x1.2 Crew Ore Yield | 5M OAKBRONZE 4M LEAFGOLD 3M ROSESTEEL | — |
| 30 |  | DIVING BELLS Air for the flooded shafts. Crews come up sooner. | EXPEDITION | World 4 | +2% Trip Speed | 10 | +20% Trip Speed |  5.04M BRINIUM 3.99M PEARLSILVER 2.94M KELPSTEEL | 76.8B BRINIUM 60.8B PEARLSILVER 44.8B KELPSTEEL |
| 31 |  | ABYSS NETS When a crew finds the deep seam, it hauls far more of it. | EXPEDITION | World 4 | x1.08 Deep Find Size | 30 | x10.06 Deep Find Size |  884,000 TIDEBRONZE 680,000 SUNKGOLD 524,000 CORALSTEEL | 17.7B TIDEBRONZE 13.6B SUNKGOLD 10.5B CORALSTEEL |
| 32 | | TIDE PRESS The sea turns the press. More board coins. | BOARD | World 4 | +1% Board Coins | 15 | +15% Board Coins | 3.23M BRINIUM 2.58M PEARLSILVER 1.94M KELPSTEEL | 56.4B BRINIUM 45.1B PEARLSILVER 33.8B KELPSTEEL |
| 33 | | CORAL HOOKS Barbed coral finds every seam in a chest lid. | HOARD | World 4 | +1% Hoard Chest Dmg | 15 | +15% Hoard Chest Dmg | 1.79M TIDEBRONZE 1.4M SUNKGOLD 1.05M CORALSTEEL | 31.3B TIDEBRONZE 24.5B SUNKGOLD 18.4B CORALSTEEL |
| 36 |  | DIVING RAILS Rails laid under the flood to richer seams: every crew brings home more ore. | EXPEDITION | World 4 | x1.2 Crew Ore Yield | 1 | x1.2 Crew Ore Yield | 13.2M TIDEBRONZE 10.5M SUNKGOLD 7.8M CORALSTEEL | — |
| 37 |  | DEEP HARNESS One more seat in every cart. | EXPEDITION | World 4 | +1 Crew Size | 1 | +1 Crew Size | 24.3M BRINIUM 19.5M PEARLSILVER 14.7M KELPSTEEL | — |
| 40 | | PYRELITH RIVETS Fire-forged rivets. World locks shatter. | BOARD | World 5 | +4 Lock Damage | 10 | +40 Lock Damage |  10.7M ASHIRON 8.41M SMOKESILVER 6.38M VENOMITE | 184B ASHIRON 144B SMOKESILVER 110B VENOMITE |
| 44 | | MOLTEN WARHORN The hoard charges the gate to the sound of it. | HOARD | World 5 | +25% Hoard Gate Dmg | 50 | +1250% Hoard Gate Dmg | 2.08M ASHIRON 1.76M SMOKESILVER 1.26M VENOMITE | 50.8B ASHIRON 43B SMOKESILVER 30.9B VENOMITE |
| 46 |  | EVERBURNING LAMPS Lamps that never go out, down where nothing else lights. | EXPEDITION | World 5 | +7% Deep Find Chance | 15 | +105% Deep Find Chance |  3.83M CINDERBRASS 3.08M PYROGOLD 2.27M EMBERSTEEL | 75.8B CINDERBRASS 60.8B PYROGOLD 44.8B EMBERSTEEL |
| 48 |  | MOUNTAIN RAILS The last rails the mountain allows run to its richest seams: every crew brings home more ore. | EXPEDITION | World 5 | x1.2 Crew Ore Yield | 1 | x1.2 Crew Ore Yield | 27.9M CINDERBRASS 22.1M PYROGOLD 16.8M EMBERSTEEL | — |
| 49 | | THE MOUNTAIN'S CROWN Pyrelith and gold. The whole account pays better. | BOARD | World 5 | +2% Board Coins | 15 | +30% Board Coins | 6.89M ASHIRON 5.83M SMOKESILVER 4.19M VENOMITE | 136B ASHIRON 115B SMOKESILVER 82.8B VENOMITE |
Dice runs
The Red Dice are a daily allowance: once gate 2 is broken you get 1 dice run a day. The second and third daily runs used to be handed out by gates; they are Armory rows now. Blue Dice spend from the same daily pool.
| Row | Gate | Runs per day after buying | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECOND DICE RUN | 12 | 2 | 387,000 COPPER 301,000 GOLD 215,000 CRIMSONITE |
| THIRD DICE RUN | 24 | 3 | 9.6M STONEBARK 7.68M BLOOMSILVER 5.76M SYLVANITE |
Collars
Extra Hoard pet slots (“collars”) are not Armory rows, and worlds do not add any: past the ten you can open with shards, the seats come from the skill tree's four collar keystones and one skin-ladder reward. See Hoard Pets.
Tips
- Before a prestige, empty your bar bank into the Armory. Bars are wiped; Armory levels are not.
- ORE CHUTES and PROSPECTOR'S NOTES multiply the UPGRADES page's ore and XP rows rather than adding to them, so they speed up every future run.
- KEEN EYES is available at gate 1 and helps with the accuracy checks of the next gates.
See also
- Gates — The 50-gate ladder: how attacks work, health and armor for every gate, and everything each gate unlocks.
- The Hoard — Your pets crack chests around the clock and besiege the 50 gates that unlock the rest of the game.
- Upgrades — The UPGRADES page: 57 rows bought with bars, what each does, how they unlock and what every level costs — plus the permanent per-world expedition shops.
- Prestige — Reset your level, bars and UPGRADES at level 10+ for Prestige Points, and spend them on 25 permanent heirlooms across 4 tiers.
- Expeditions — Send crews of pets down 15 mines to dig ore while you are away. Mines, trip lengths, crew power, rare finds, pet items and every world's upgrade shop.
- Red / Blue Ball Bonus — Dice from Gold, Emerald and Ruby bins open a two-phase skill bonus: stop 5 dice for multiplied balls, then time the portal over 9 multiplier bins. 3 runs a day of each colour; five top faces bring out the golden die.